CN106315265A - Paper feed cassette and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

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CN106315265A
CN106315265A CN201610516177.6A CN201610516177A CN106315265A CN 106315265 A CN106315265 A CN 106315265A CN 201610516177 A CN201610516177 A CN 201610516177A CN 106315265 A CN106315265 A CN 106315265A
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一川嘉伊
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/26Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
    • B65H1/266Support fully or partially removable from the handling machine, e.g. cassette, drawer
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/04Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H7/00Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/50Driving mechanisms
    • B65H2403/53Articulated mechanisms
    • B65H2403/533Slotted link mechanism
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/10Cassettes, holders, bins, decks, trays, supports or magazines for sheets stacked substantially horizontally
    • B65H2405/11Parts and details thereof
    • B65H2405/114Side, i.e. portion parallel to the feeding / delivering direction
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H2511/20Location in space
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2553/00Sensing or detecting means
    • B65H2553/60Details of intermediate means between the sensing means and the element to be sensed
    • B65H2553/61Mechanical means, e.g. contact arms
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H2801/03Image reproduction devices
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Abstract

A paper feed cassette provided with a size detection mechanism that detects the size of paper contained in the paper feed cassette, the size detection mechanism including: a pair of side limitation plates (101a) that abuts opposite lateral sides of the paper from a width direction intersecting a paper feed direction of the paper; a link member (320) that moves along the paper feed direction with movement of the side limitation plates (101a) in the width direction; a size detection member (310) that is provided relative to the link member (320), that moves with movement of the link member (320) along the paper feed direction, and that can enter a state in which the size detection member is abutting or not abutting an externally provided size detection sensor in the width direction of the paper; and a biasing member (400) that provides the link member (320) with a biasing force in a direction of the movement of the link member (320).

Description

Paper feeding cassette and image processing system
Technical field
The present invention relates to the image processing systems such as photocopier, printer, facsimile machine (FAX), relate to paper feeding cassette structure and There is the image processing system of this paper feeding cassette.
Background technology
In image processing system, it is provided with the size detection mechanism of the size detecting the paper being accommodated in paper feeding cassette.Japan JP 2002-187626 publication and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2008-81259 publication disclose and are provided with such size detection mechanism Paper feeding cassette and there is the image processing system of this paper feeding cassette.
It is located at the stability of size detection its action of institution requests of paper feeding cassette.If the action of size detection mechanism is unstable Fixed, it is impossible to detect antiquarian accurately, then bring impact can to the reliability of the action of image processing system.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to determine in view of above-mentioned technical problem, be to provide one can seek to be located at paper feeding cassette The paper feeding cassette of stability of action of size detection mechanism and there is the image processing system of this paper feeding cassette.
The paper feeding cassette of the present invention is the paper feeding cassette of the size detection mechanism of a kind of size being provided with the paper that detection is received, Wherein, above-mentioned size detection mechanism has: a pair side limits plate, its width side intersected from the paper supply direction with above-mentioned paper Abut to the two sides of the horizontal side with above-mentioned paper;Connection member, it limits plate to above-mentioned width along with above-mentioned side Movement and move along above-mentioned paper supply direction;Size detection parts, it is located at above-mentioned connection member, with above-mentioned connection member along upper The movement stating paper supply direction is moved together, relative to the size detection sensing of the above-mentioned width of the above-mentioned paper being located at outside Device is at abutting state and non-abutting state;Force application part, its to above-mentioned connection member in the movement of above-mentioned connection member Active force is applied on direction.
In other forms, above-mentioned force application part is to make above-mentioned side limit to the force direction that above-mentioned connection member exerts a force Plate becomes the direction of the state abutted with above-mentioned paper on the above-mentioned width of above-mentioned paper.
In other forms, a pair above-mentioned side limits the plate work in the above-mentioned connection member exerted a force by above-mentioned force application part With the above-mentioned paper of lower pressing.
In other forms, above-mentioned size detection mechanism also includes by above-mentioned connection member with above-mentioned size detection parts even The auxiliary web of knot.
In other forms, including the bottom surface of the bottom constituting this paper feeding cassette, a pair above-mentioned side limits plate and is arranged in Stating the inner face side of bottom surface, above-mentioned connection member is arranged in the exterior side of above-mentioned bottom surface.
In other forms, above-mentioned connection member has pivot point in the position of the inner side of above-mentioned width, above-mentioned Size detection parts are observed from above-mentioned pivot point and are supported on above-mentioned connecting portion in the position in the outside of above-mentioned width by axle Part, above-mentioned connection member is exerted a force by above-mentioned force application part to the direction rotated centered by above-mentioned pivot point.
The image processing system of the present invention has image forming part and stores the plurality of sheets of paper carried to above-mentioned image forming part The sheet feed section opened, above-mentioned sheet feed section has any one paper feeding cassette of the above record of the above-mentioned paper of accumulating storage.
In the present invention, it is possible to provide a kind of stability that can seek to be located at the action of the size detection mechanism of paper feeding cassette Paper feeding cassette and there is the image processing system of this paper feeding cassette.
From combine that accompanying drawing understands below in relation to detailed description of the invention, the above-mentioned and other mesh of the present invention can be specified , feature, situation and advantage.
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Fig. 1 is the integrally-built axonometric chart of the image processing system representing embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section of the overall structure (removing scanner section) of the image processing system representing embodiment.
Fig. 3 is that the integrally-built of paper feeding cassette used in the image processing system representing embodiment is observed from upper face side Axonometric chart.
Fig. 4 is that the integrally-built of paper feeding cassette used in the image processing system representing embodiment is observed from bottom surface side Axonometric chart.
Fig. 5 is that the side employing embodiment is limited plate, connecting plate and the size of transverse width dimension detection part The figure that testing agency illustrates.
Fig. 6 is the figure of the structure representing the connecting plate observed from bottom surface side.
Fig. 7 is the transverse width dimension detection part in the case of arrow VII line represented along Fig. 5 is observed and connecting plate The longitudinal section of snap-fit relationship.
Fig. 8 is the isometric front view of the linkage (リ Application Network) of the size detection mechanism representing other embodiments.
Fig. 9 is the rear isometric view of the linkage (リ Application Network) of the size detection mechanism representing other embodiments.
Detailed description of the invention
Hereinafter, illustrate based on the paper feeding cassette in embodiments of the present invention and image processing system referring to the drawings. In embodiments described below, in the case of mentioning number, amount etc., in addition to situation the most on the books, this Bright scope is not necessarily limited to this number, amount etc..For same parts, suitable parts, mark same reference, the most not Repeat specification is repeated.Will be by appropriately combined for the structure in each embodiment use it addition, initially just contemplate.
<schematic configuration of image processing system 1>
With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the schematic configuration of the image processing system 1 in present embodiment is illustrated.Fig. 1 is to represent The integrally-built axonometric chart of image processing system 1, Fig. 2 is the overall structure (removing scanner section) representing image processing system 1 Longitudinal section.
This image processing system 1 is photocopier, printer, facsimile machine, compounding machine etc., use electrofax mode as to The program of image is formed on paper.In electrofax mode, photoreceptor is formed as can the toner image of video, and It is transferred on the paper such as common paper.In order to make the toner image on this paper as permanent as being maintained on sheet material, example As be passed to heat fixing device thus by toner fixing after, paper is discharged outside image processing system 1.
Image processing system 1 has body shell 1A, is provided with guidance panel portion 2 and scanning on the top of this body shell 1A Portion 3.In the inside of body shell 1A, including image forming part 10 and image forming part 10 lower floor store to image forming part The sheet feed section 20 of multiple paper of 10 conveyings.Sheet feed section 20 has paper or the different size of accumulating storage formed objects respectively Multiple paper feeding cassettes 100,150 of paper.Noting, the quantity of paper feeding cassette 100,150 can be according to required by image processing system 1 Performance changes.Manual sheet feed section 4 it is provided with in the side of body shell 1A.
<paper feeding cassette 100>
With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the structure of paper feeding cassette 100 is illustrated.Fig. 3 represents use in image processing system 1 The integrally-built axonometric chart observed from upper face side of paper feeding cassette 100, Fig. 4 is to represent the paper supply used in image processing system 1 The integrally-built axonometric chart observed from bottom surface side of box 100.Note, owing to paper accommodating ability is higher than the confession of paper feeding cassette 100 The basic structure of carton 150 is identical with this paper feeding cassette 100, therefore will omit explanation herein.
Paper feeding cassette 100 is set as to take out relative to image processing system 1 arrow CD direction (extraction direction CD) along figure Go out and receive.Relative to extraction direction CD of paper feeding cassette 100, the conveying direction of the paper within image processing system 1 is in figure Arrow FD direction (conveying direction FD).
Paper feeding cassette 100 includes that being positioned at before the front side of extraction direction CD sidewall 110b and being positioned at relative to bottom surface 110a takes out Back face wall 110c of the rear side of outgoing direction CD is to limit the paper accommodating portion of concave shape.Further, conveying direction FD also sets There are side walls 110d and side walls 110e.
Inner face side at paper feeding cassette 100 is provided with a pair side and limits plate 101a, 101a, this pair side restriction plate 101a, 101a abuts with the two sides of the horizontal side of paper from the direction intersected with the paper supply direction (conveying direction FD) of paper, and is set For moving along extraction direction CD relative to bottom surface 110a, concrete structure refers to aftermentioned.
Further, the inner face side at paper feeding cassette 100 is provided with rear end and limits plate 203, and this rear end limits the plate 203 paper supply at paper Abut from the side in the direction of rear side with the rear side of paper on direction (conveying direction FD), and be set as can be relative to bottom surface 110a moves.
Further, wall 110c is provided with conveying direction width dimensions detection part 201 overleaf.Conveying direction width dimensions is examined Survey parts 201 to be set as to be included in time paper feeding cassette 100 is installed on body shell 1A along the wall slippage of back face wall 110c 350 abut and/or the region of non-abutting with by compressing switch with the conveying direction width dimensions detection being located at body shell 1A side.
Equally, wall 110c is provided with transverse width dimension detection part (detection actuator) 310 overleaf.Transverse width chi Very little detection part (detection actuator) 310 is set as to be included in pacified by paper feeding cassette 100 along the wall slippage of back face wall 110c 360 abut and/or non-with by compressing switch with the transverse width dimension detection being located at body shell 1A side when being loaded on body shell 1A The region abutted.
Exterior side at bottom surface 110a is configured with connecting rod 202.Connecting rod 202 makes one end utilize engagement shaft P2 to limit with rear end Making sheet 203 links, and makes the other end utilize engagement shaft P3 to link with conveying direction width dimensions detection part 201, and along with Rear end limits the movement of plate 203, makes conveying direction width dimensions detection part 201 along the wall slippage of back face wall 110c.
At the exterior side of bottom surface 110a, it is configured with the connecting plate 320 as connection member.Connecting plate 320 is at width The position of inner side be arranged in the exterior side of bottom surface 110a with pivot point R1 for center of rotation.Connecting plate 320 is from pivot point R1 observes and is utilized engagement shaft P5 in the position in the outside of width and limits plate 101a with side and implement axle supporting, and profit Link with transverse width dimension detection part 310 by engagement shaft P4.Connecting plate 320 makes transverse width dimension detection part 310 accompany Along with side limits the movement wall slippage along back face wall 110c of plate 101a.
Further, at the exterior side of bottom surface 110a, between connecting plate 320 and bottom surface 110a, it is provided with as force application part Helical spring 400.One end 401 of helical spring 400 is fixed on the holding section 110x (with reference to Fig. 6) being located at bottom surface 110a, spiral The other end 402 of spring 400 is fixed on the connecting hole 320h (with reference to Fig. 6) being located at connecting plate 320.In the normal state, at spiral shell Under the effect of the active force of rotation spring 400, connecting plate 320 is following state by force, i.e. with pivot point R1 as center of rotation By all the time to the state of arrow F direction stretching, wherein, arrow F direction is general horizontal direction.
<size detection mechanism>
Then, with reference to Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, side is limited plate 101a, connecting plate 320 and transverse width dimension detection part 310 Action illustrate.Limit plate 101a, connecting plate 320 and transverse width dimension detection part 310 at least with side, constitute Size detection mechanism.
Fig. 5 is to employing side restriction plate 101a, connecting plate 320 and the size of transverse width dimension detection part 310 The figure that testing agency illustrates, Fig. 6 is the figure of the structure representing the connecting plate 320 observed from bottom surface side, and Fig. 7 is to represent edge The transverse width dimension detection part 310 in the case of the observation of arrow VII line in Fig. 5 is vertical with the snap-fit relationship of connecting plate 320 Sectional view.
With reference to Fig. 5, limit in a pair side of relative configuration and be respectively equipped with tooth bar 101b on plate 101a.Each tooth bar 101b Screw togather with the little gear 101d that can rotate, move to adapt to the big of configured paper by making a side limit plate 101a Little, another side limits plate 101a and moves the most simultaneously.
Engagement shaft P5 being located at the lower end that a side limits plate 101a is chimeric with the gathering sill G1 being located at connecting plate 320. Along with side limits the movement of plate 101a, engagement shaft P5 moves in gathering sill G1, and gathering sill G1 has for according to paper Size makes the groove shape that connecting plate 320 rotates for center of rotation with pivot point R1.
Gathering sill G1 is formed as, and due to the snap-fit relationship of engagement shaft P5 Yu gathering sill G1, helical spring 400 is to connecting plate The force direction (arrow F direction) of 320 forces is to make side restriction plate 101a become on the width of paper to support with paper The direction of the state connect.In the present embodiment, it is that a pair side restriction plate 101a, 101a are being exerted a force by helical spring 400 The lower state pressing paper of the effect of connecting plate 320.
It also is provided with engagement shaft P4, itself and the guiding being located at connecting plate 320 in the lower end of transverse width dimension detection part 310 Groove G4 is fitted together to.Along with the rotation with pivot point R1 as center of rotation of the above-mentioned connecting plate 320, transverse width dimension detection part 310 along the wall slippage of back face wall 110c.
Then, with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the action effect of the helical spring 400 as force application part is illustrated.In this reality Execute in mode, as it has been described above, be provided with the helical spring 400 as force application part between connecting plate 320 and bottom surface 110a.Spiral One end 401 of spring 400 is fixed on the holding section 110x being located at bottom surface 110a, and the other end 402 of helical spring 400 is fixed on and sets Connecting hole 320h in connecting plate 320.
In the normal state, under the effect of the active force of helical spring 400, connecting plate 320 is following state by force, I.e. with pivot point R1 for center of rotation by all the time to the state of arrow F direction stretching.Its result, as it is shown in fig. 7, transverse width Engagement shaft P4 of size detection parts 310 is in by all the time to the state of a side pressing of the gathering sill G4 of connecting plate 320. It is also identical that this pass ties up to be located between engagement shaft P5 and the gathering sill G1 of the lower end that side limits plate 101a.
Its result, in the past, in the case of being not provided with helical spring 400, due to engagement shaft P4 and gathering sill G4 it Between can produce gap, therefore, when transverse width dimension detection part 310 moves, transverse width dimension detection part 310 is often Can produce and rock, and transverse width dimension detection part 310 often tilts and crooked.Accordingly, there are transverse width dimension Detection part 310 is positioned at the position different from original antiquarian, detects the probability of the antiquarian of mistake.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by arranging helical spring 400, transverse width dimension detection part 310 Engagement shaft P4 is in by all the time to the state of a side pressing of the gathering sill G4 of connecting plate 320, examines in transverse width dimension When survey parts 310 move, it is possible to suppression transverse width dimension detection part 310 produces and rocks.Its result, transverse width dimension is examined Survey parts 310 tilt and crooked situation is suppressed, it is possible to make transverse width dimension detection part 310 move to predetermined bits Put.
Thereby, it is possible to seek to be located at the size detection machine employing transverse width dimension detection part 310 of paper feeding cassette 100 The stability of the action of structure.Further, by avoiding the error detection of used antiquarian, it is possible to maintain image processing system The reliability of action.
It addition, above-mentioned relation is also phase between engagement shaft P5 and the gathering sill G1 being located at the lower end that side limits plate 101a With.Its result is identical with the situation of transverse width dimension detection part 310, it is possible to suppression side limits plate 101a and produces rolling Dynamic, it is possible to make side limit plate 101a and move to assigned position.
Thereby, it is possible to side is limited plate 101a be positioned at position accurately, limit therefore, it is possible to seek to employ side The stability of the action of the size detection mechanism of plate 101a.Further, the advance of paper sheet delivery is also improved, additionally it is possible to maintain The reliability of the action of image processing system.
It addition, from the viewpoint of the use of user side, owing to transverse width dimension detection part 310 and side limit plate 101a produces situation about rocking to be suppressed, and therefore can also expect the paper raising to the additional properties of paper feeding cassette 100.
Note, although being helical spring 400 will to be used as the situation of force application part as one in the present embodiment Example represents, but force application part is not limited to helical spring 400.Even if by using force application part known to other, it is also possible to Obtain the action effect identical with helical spring 400.
It addition, in the above-described embodiment, as the linkage (リ Application Network) of size detection mechanism, although use At least include that side limits plate 101a, connecting plate 320 and the mechanism of transverse width dimension detection part 310 these three parts, But it is not limited to the structure of these three parts.
Such as, as can be seen from figures 8 and 9, it is also possible to following such linkage is applied to size detection mechanism, this connects Transverse width dimension detection part 310 is not directly linked by linkage with connecting plate 320, but utilizes connecting rod 312 by laterally Width dimensions detection part 310 links indirectly with connecting plate 320, at least employs the parts of more than four.Specifically, also Can utilize engagement shaft P4a that transverse width dimension detection part 310 is attached at the end side of connecting rod 312, utilize engagement shaft P4b makes connecting plate 320 be fastened on another side of connecting rod 312.
It addition, in the above-described embodiment, by transverse width dimension detection part 310 and connecting plate 320 are arranged in The exterior side of paper feeding cassette 100, avoids a part of mechanism of size detection mechanism to enter the sight line of user, size detection mechanism What a part of mechanism may occur with user contact and a part of mechanism of nethermost paper and size detection mechanism connects Touch.But, if without the concern for these aspects, then it also is able to use transverse width dimension detection part 310 and connecting plate The structure of 320 inner sides being configured at paper feeding cassette 100.
Although embodiments of the present invention are illustrated, it will be understood that: embodiment of disclosure is all Aspect is all example, is not restrictive.The scope of the present invention is represented by claims, it is intended that comprises and with claims is All changes in the equal meaning and scope.

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1. a paper feeding cassette, this paper feeding cassette is provided with the size detection mechanism of the size of the paper that detection is received, it is characterised in that
Described size detection mechanism has:
A pair side restriction plate, the two of the horizontal side of its width intersected from the paper supply direction with described paper and described paper Side abuts;
Connection member, it limits plate along with described side and moves along described paper supply direction to the movement of described width;
Size detection parts, it is located at described connection member, moves with described connection member together with the movement in described paper supply direction Dynamic, it is at abutting state and non-relative to the size detection sensor of the described width of the described paper being located at outside Abutting state;
Force application part, it applies active force to described connection member on the moving direction of described connection member.
2. paper feeding cassette as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described force application part is to make described side limit the plate institute at described paper to the force direction that described connection member exerts a force State the direction becoming the state abutted with described paper on width.
3. the paper feeding cassette as described in claim 1 or claim 2, it is characterised in that
Side described in a pair limits plate and presses described paper under the effect of the described connection member exerted a force by described force application part.
4. paper feeding cassette as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described size detection mechanism also includes the auxiliary web described connection member linked with described size detection parts.
5. paper feeding cassette as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that
Including the bottom surface of the bottom constituting this paper feeding cassette,
Side described in a pair limits plate and is arranged in the inner face side of described bottom surface,
Described connection member is arranged in the exterior side of described bottom surface.
6. paper feeding cassette as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that
Described connection member has pivot point in the position of the inner side of described width,
Described size detection parts are observed from described pivot point and are supported on institute in the position in the outside of described width by axle State connection member,
Described connection member is exerted a force by described force application part to the direction rotated centered by described pivot point.
7. an image processing system, this kind of image processing system has image forming part and stores defeated to described image forming part The sheet feed section of multiple paper sent, it is characterised in that
Described sheet feed section includes the paper feeding cassette of paper described in accumulating storage,
Described paper feeding cassette has the size detection mechanism of the size of the paper that detection is received,
Described size detection mechanism has:
A pair side restriction plate, the two of the horizontal side of its width intersected from the paper supply direction with described paper and described paper Side abuts;
Connection member, it limits plate along with described side and moves along described paper supply direction to the movement of described width;
Size detection parts, it is located at described connection member, moves with described connection member together with the movement in described paper supply direction Dynamic, it is at abutting state and non-relative to the size detection sensor of the described width of the described paper being located at outside Abutting state;
Force application part, it applies active force to described connection member on the moving direction of described connection member.
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